Department of Homeland Security Awards New York Yankees Baseball Club SAFETY Act Certification
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded the New York Yankees Baseball Club SAFETY Act certification. The technology is a comprehensive integrated security system comprised of physical and electronic security measures, tools, and procedures designed to detect, deter, prevent,...
DetailsExpensive UAVs Generate Buzz but Few Results
I've been writing about the use Predator UAVs and their exorbitant cost for some time. It would seem there are many far better (and far cheaper) ways to patrol U.S. borders and other areas from above. The Center for...
DetailsCongress Heal Thyself – You Gotta Be Kidding Me!
The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security held a hearing today: “TSA's Efforts to Fix Its Poor Customer Service Reputation and Become a Leaner, Smarter Agency.” The sole witness was TSA Administrator John Pistole. Subcommittee Chairman Rogers lectured...
DetailsThe Dangers of Talking Too Much
People talk. That’s a fact. Whether at the water cooler, the fence post or on Facebook, people talk about almost anything and everything. Eventually though we all reach a point where what we really should do is just shut...
DetailsHonoring Deputy US Marshal Bass Reeves
The crowd gathered on the lawn adjacent to the old Federal Courthouse in Fort Smith, Arkansas, where Judge Isaac C. Parker once presided. It was a beautiful, but warm, Saturday morning, likely akin to ones in the late 1800s...
DetailsThe Unfortunate Evolution of Terrorists’ Bombs
The CIA’s recent success in interrupting an al Qaeda-inspired plot to destroy an airplane bound for the United States with a non-metallic bomb is an important victory for American security. It is also a harsh reminder that while many...
DetailsIn the World of Cyber Security, It’s Go Time
Once again, America is officially under attack. According to multiple reports, including an "incident response" report from the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT), U.S. natural gas pipeline companies are at the center of a major cyber...
DetailsTaking the Distasteful Victory Lap – Bin Laden’s Death Politicized
Since the Obama campaign’s commercial heralding the President's decision to launch the Bin Laden mission, people from all political corners have either cheered or jeered it. His detractors accuse the President of “spiking the football” and over-politicizing a decision...
DetailsPS-Prep Finally Gives Us a Winner
A significant part of America’s homeland security efforts is preparing to resist, mitigate and recover from disasters manmade and natural. With the private sector owning the vast majority of U.S. infrastructure, as well as the critical role businesses...
DetailsWhen the Good Go Bad – Secret Service and Military Scandals
The U.S. Secret Service, the TSA and the U.S. Military have all been involved in recent public relations disasters that exposed poor choices on the part of federal employees and disrupted the public trust in government agencies. Fallout continues...
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